Reflecting Him to the Lost

October 13

Knowing God is something that revolutionizes the life of the person who finally grasps who He is. Even though human knowledge of Him is finite and none of us can know Him in absolute reality until we see Him face-to-face (I Corinthians 13:12), yet the more intimate we become with His truth, the clearer is our vision.

When we begin to grasp an understanding of the essence and character of the One who made us for Himself, we are transformed in the light of who He is. As we see Him clearly, we yearn to reflect Him to those who know Him not. We guard our conversation, our comportment, for we long to evidence Him to others.

How can we, who have very limited human vision, possibly hope to convey an accurate image of He who is Spirit and Truth to the lost and dying unbelievers around us? One thing we know absolutely—we will not be able to demonstrate Him to others because of our godliness or our sincerity of effort. We know we can allow Him to reflect Himself to others through us because we have been commissioned to do so by Jesus Himself (Mark 16:15-18).

As we are reminded in II Timothy 1:12, “I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I’ve committed unto Him against that day.” When we know Jesus, when we understand that He who is Life gave His life so we need never die, then are we galvanized in our witness and emboldened in our outreach to others. We know that within us is the knowledge that impacts a life for eternity and we cannot keep it to ourselves.